Nearby, Bhaskara Raju caught up with Baba's car.
Baba, with a piercing look, demanded, "Where did you go while God Himself came to visit your house?"
Bhaskara replied, "Baba, I was misled. I was waiting at Dhanapathy's for your darshan."
Seeing him tremble with fear, Baba tickled him to make him laugh and then directed him, "Now, go wait at your house. I will come again after visiting all the other houses."
Baba did return to Bhaskara Raju's residence.
While getting out of the car, he remarked, "I have come twice to your house."
Baba entered, sat on a folding cot and ordered Bhaskara Raju: "Sing a sweet song to me; I have to go soon."
Bhaskara sang a song in Hindi which he had composed, apparently based on Baba's return to his home, titled " Phir Apna Ghar (Again Our House)."
Baba expressed his happiness and, pointing toward him, told his wife, Govindamma, "Listen! He is mine, not yours. I hand him over to you. Look after him carefully."
The neighbors had gathered to have Baba's darshan. Baba asked for a glass of water.
Govindamma brought it, and Baba dipped three fingers in it, directing her, "Distribute this water as my prasad to the ladies who have come."
Baba then instructed Bhaskara Raju to follow him to Gopalapuram.
Baba departed for Gopalapuram at 1:50 P.M. on 26 February 1954. With heavy hearts and tears in their eyes, the Tadepalligudem lovers bid him farewell.
On the way, Baba visited the home of Bhaskara's elder brother, Ramabhadra Raju, in Ramachandrapuram, where many had collected for darshan. After his arti was sung, Baba departed, having captured the hearts of those who met him.
The group arrived in Gopalapuram at about three that afternoon. Baba was accommodated in the home of Medikona Narayana. The entire house had been kept vacant for him, and he moved about freely inside. As soon as they arrived, Dhanapathy took the mandali and others for tea at Maddipati Subbarayudu's home. Bhaskara Raju stayed behind with Baba.
A crowd was forming outside the compound. Restless and impatient for darshan, some were trying to climb over the compound wall to have Baba's darshan. Bhaskara Raju was growing nervous, but Baba put his hands on his shoulders and told him to sit down.
Then he asked him, "Where is my tea?"
Bhaskara showed him, and Baba brought the tea, two biscuits and a handful of pomegranate seeds, which he put into Bhaskara's mouth.